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Bowing To Popularity, Apple Stores In China Accept Alipay (9to5mac.com)

Posted by msmash on from the closer-look dept.

hackingbear writes: Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba has announced that its mobile wallet app Alipay is to be accepted in physical Apple Stores in the country. This would be the first time Apple has allowed retail store purchases to be made with a third-party mobile wallet app amid a push by the iPhone maker to revive growth in the world's No.2 economy. Apple has had to work hard to promote Apple Pay in China due to the popularity of existing, local mobile wallet apps like WeChat Pat and Alipay. The company had already bowed to the inevitable in allowing local apps to be used for online payments. Other American brands like McDonald's and Starbucks have already started accepting Alipay and WeChat Pay in China for sometimes.

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  1. But Apple drew the line by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    They still won't accept Joe FrazierPay.

    1. Re:But Apple drew the line by FFOMelchior · · Score: 2

      "Swipe like a butterfly, ping like a bee."

  2. Dear Editor by n329619 · · Score: 1

    Apple has had to work hard to promote Apple Pay in China due to the popularity of existing, local mobile wallet apps like WeChat Pat and Alipay.

    That's a nice pat on the back, but I think it's suppose to be WeChat 'Pay'.

  3. huh? by ChoGGi · · Score: 1

    "for sometimes."

    What are sometimes; oh, glorious editor?

  4. Re:Yup apple sure cares about your security. by Monkey · · Score: 1

    Maybe this is just my experience, but the one time I used Alipay, I had unauthorized purchases on my credit card within a week for other AliExpress items I didn't buy.